Tongs



Jan. 6, 1931. J, PETERSON 1,788,169

TONGS Filed Nov. 11, 1929 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Jan. 6, 1931. J. A. PETERSON TONGS Filed Nov 11, 1929 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 gwtnntoz Jan. 6, 1931. J. A. PETERSON 1,788,169

TONGS Filed Nov. 11, 1929 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Patented Jan. 6, 1931 ...Jo'sErfi,Ji1:r TERsoN, on'notrs'roiv, exas, Assmmmd eEAnEnoH MAnU FAcrUe i inven'tion relates to tongs and the like.=-:' i a a I It has for its general obj ect the provision ofia newandi improved tong adapted 'to be 05 easily {handled and' of great strength but light v weight,'f the elements of which; are so con strlicted and disposedthat the tong quickly,

automatically and securely grips the pipe or other object to which itis applied,' but may readily be'rem 'ved therefrom. 1

A! more specific object'of the invention is to provide a newand improved tong,- adapted to 'alitom'atically hold itselfon a vertical pipe ofthe likegfand on alhorizontal pipe or the like',"vvhether it be appli'edto such horizontal pipe or the like from above or below Another object is the provision 019 a tong embodying ew and improved meansto preventin'ndiie distortion o'f'the', object to which applied; and eicessive strain of its engagingelements,

' "7A further object of the invention Ito pro gage an; objectat' predeterminedipoints,to

Vide'aitong embodying bitsor teeth andnewf' and i-mp'roved I'fnea'hsto cause the 'same tofen-f in's'ure correct" gripping action.

The invention also providesa tong having" a 'pairbf relatively inovahle jaws and new a dimproved means to yieldably urge thesame-together. I Other objects of the invention will herein afterappear. i

The' preferred embodiment of the invena a011,: and certain modifications thereof, are illustrated by the accompanying drawings, of Which '1 is a fragmentary side elevation ofithe tong withone arm o' f'the fork of its handle removed, the tong beingshovvn as iti'sinitially"moved"on a pipe; Fig. 2, a view similar to Fig. 1, the tong being shown on the pipe; Fig. 3; asimilarfview, after a turning force has been applied to the handle; Fig.- 4, a view identical with Fig. 2, er'cept that thea'rm of theforkof "the handle has been replaced; Fig. 5, afragmentary bottom plan view of the tong;'F,-ig."6, a vertical section on the line 66'of 4; Figs. 7 and 8, detailfview's, side elevation and horizontal sectiongrrespeotively; of means to y ieldably urge the ja'vvstogether; Figs; 9 and 10, and

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Figs. 11 and: I2; detailed vievvsi of modificationsof themansshown by Figs. '7 and-8.f

ifTh'e itongiembodiesa handl'e '3 'forked for b furcated to providea' pairiof arms 3a and;

36 anda'pai'r'o'f jaws 1 aiid 2,;the former pivotally mounted 3 in the forkby means ofi: the-pin t4; the. latter pivotally and' sli'dabl-y bymeans :of the; pin 5 passing through Pits sl0t2a; The rear endsof therjaws are pivoted" together'as'indicatd at'6. 5-,

- The" jawI 1ris relatively longsan'd'shas"a curved'end'rprovided"withia ctoothior b'ite7.-'

The jaw 1 also carries a work-engagin'g sur a pnrpose vvhich'iwill hereinafter' PPeana The jaw; 2 is relativelysh'ort; a The inner; forward extremity ofsaid jaw is provided with alatera-lly extendingfelongated men her-*9; thegolite'rc iofiward end with an 'exten-- sion 10 "and: the portion: therebetween' with' a tooth' or bit l'lz' P Referring to Figs; 7 'and 8; -'in'-connection with Figs. "1, 2*and: 3;-t he preferred embodiment'of the sprihg'means'to eifect closure of the-j avvs includes a spring 12 normally extendingfrbm 'aj chamber-2b into the-slot 2a: "Reciprocable iinthe slot 'Qd is asprin'g "guide? having an *ap'erture'd head :14 through whichjt-he pin 5 extends. The "head l l is a0 substantially rectan u lar xin' 1 cross sectionl. In the manufacture'pfthe device;=the jaw isi bored from its forwardendftocnt the open j in g 2 and chamber 26,: after whichthefslo't The spring 12 serves to iir'gethe j'a'ivs to 85 v ig'ether "to"'norma1ly effect and maintain "closure thereof 'by moving and holding the guide 13; and the pin 5 iorwardly "in the slot 2a. 'See Fig. 3; the tongisapplied' to'a ipe or the"like,"fas shown'by'Fig. 1 ,'tl 1e jaws are forced apart, the resistance of the spring 12 being overcome by the pin 5 which forces" the g'uid'e 13 "rearwardly iii slot 2m Duringopening an d closing-i movements of the aws the pin 5 rotatesslightly in'th'e h ea d 14 of the spri'nggnide, blitgthe guide has only a a *recipro'catorymovement in' 'thefslotQa.

Wearing action is 'only' 'on' the 'springfguide Whichmay, readily be replaced "The Width of theheadllis slight-1y greater' thanthe Width of the jaw 2, to prevent movement of the arms-3a and 3?) toward eachother, and consequent interference with the free movement of said jaw in said arms.

pin '5 is of a diameter somewhattless than the diameter of the pin 5, and a substantially.

ylind cal bush ng -15 is p a d. there n- The" guide 13" has an arcuate head 14f t-ofit saidbushing. This head is also of awidth to prevent objectionable movement toward each other of the arms 3a and 36. When the Y bushing wears it maybe replaced by; ane

bushing, and the guide again used.

As. illustrated by Figs? 11' and; 12, the. guide may be used without the bushing15.- Atong of this type may be made especially :for a pipe-or othercylindrical objects ofa *apredetermined diameter; And when it is applied theretocso that the member!) andv toothll are in "contact therewith, as shown byFig-l, the tooth 7 cannot touch the pipe but "at a .point predetermined :with respect 'i-tothe point of contact (5f the tooth 11 In,

the-embodiment shown, :the teeth are dis: posed substantiallydiametrically opposite.

- See Fig.2.

Now' member elongated transversely iwith respect to the-tong, is shaped to fit the pipe landiwhen the tongis appliedtoa vertical'pipe'it' will; be :held thereon. ina plane substantially perpendicular thereto a by the coeoperationof said member and teeth actuated by the spring means. -Whenthe tong is so held, the biting edges of the teeth are substantially parallel with theaxis ofithe pipe.

' "Should it become-necessary to engage a horizontalpipe, from below, the tong may be inverted and moved upwardly into engage-' ment therewithl The tong may'then be released; ,and .as the awse are Urged-together by. the spring as above pointed out, the tooth 11 will'slide down the side of thepipe until the. extensionlO comes-into contact with the pipe to cooperate with the teeth-in holding the tong on the pipe. .zThe-tooth 7 will then be, in contact with the 'pipe at a point predetermined with respect to the'point of con- By the'means described, the, tong will antomatically hold itself; in a proper position onthe .pipe to whiehitiis; app'lied,no matter what the position of the pipe nor how the tong is applied; and the teeth of the tong will be positioned for the desired biting action;

' It will be apparent that when the tong is rotated on the pipe in a clockwise direction with respectto Fig. 2, the. teeth 7 and 11 will be movedinto biting engagement; For various well: known reasons. it fre quently becomes necessary to apply great force to tongs'in order to effect the desired rotation of pipes and the like, and, to preping, however, crushes or A modified form of the spring guide is shown by ;Figs. 9 andlO. In thisform, the

positionsshown by Fig. 3. It will be a parent that the-pipe'is' then only slight yelliptical in cross. section. The'extension 1 0 and member 8 have been moved into engagement with the pipe so that the tong then has afour-point'contact toprevent further distoftibh' The g ment of the member 8, is'caused by the elongation of the jaw lby the load'between the pivot 6 and the tooth? 7 ,Inward'slipping of the pipe between the teeth 7 and illwhen' an excess load is ap plied, is of course prevented; .It will be "ob... served that the head 14 of the guide is in en-' gagement with the forward end wall ofthe. slot 2a, so that the jaws cannot be closed more than apredetermined amount. The opening of the jaws is of course, limited by-theen gagement of the "head 14 and the rear end wallof the slot 2a;

.flhe invention'isnot limited to the preferred embodiment shown. Variousfchanges: will. occur: tothose skilled in the art- -al l' within the scope ofthe following'claims.

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11. A tong having a of relatively'1nov-- able :jaws, each of. saidjaws having'a transversely elongated tooth, one of said jawshav mg a transversely elongatedsupporting and,

positioning member on the inner side of its tooth and (extending substantially 'parallel with said teeth, and a'supporting and posi tioning extension on the outer side of its tooth,

and means to yieldably'urge. said jaws tO- gether.

2, tong'havingva pair of relatively inovable aws, each ofsaid jaws havinga trans. versely elongated tooth, said teeth being ar-.

ranged to engage the work diametricallynone of said jaws having a work engaging surface.

on the inner side of its tooth, the other-of said aws hav ng a transversely elongated sup porting and positioning member on the inner v side of lts tooth and extending substantially parallel with said teeth, and supporting and positioning extension on the outer side of its'tooth, and means to yieldably urge said jawstogether. 1 j b 3. Aftonghaving a handle,'a'jaw pivotally mounted on said handle, another jaw pivotally and slidably mounted on said handle, said jaws being pivot-ally connected together at a point to the rear oftheir pivotal .connection I to, the handle, means to yieldably urge said aws together; one of said'j aws having a tooth adjacent its forward end, the other of. said jaws having a transversely elongated sup; orting and positioning memberat its inner connection to said handle, said long j aw hav- 7 forward end, a supporting extension at its outer forward end, and a tooth between said member and extension. l

4. A tong having a handle, a jaw pivotal-- ly mounted on said handle, another jaw pivotally and slidably mounted on said handle, said jaws being pivotally connected together 'at a point to the rear of their pivotal connectionsto said handle, and means to yieldably urge said jaws together, each of said jaws having a transverselyelongated tooth, one of said jaws having a transversely elongated supporting and. positioning member on the inner side of its tooth,.and a supporting'ex concave. inner surface adjacent its forward end, said short .jawhaving a concave forwardend, said long aw havlng a transversely elongated inner tooth adjacent its forward end, said short jaw having a'transversely elongated tooth intermediate the extremities of its forward end, and a transversely elongated supporting and positioning member. at its inner forward extremities, and yieldable means to urgesaid jaws together.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto aflix my signature.

JOSEPH A. PETERSON.

ing surface adjacent said tooth, said short jaw having a transversely elongated tooth at its forward end, a transversely elongated supporting and positioning member on the inner side of said tooth, and a supporting extension on the outer side of said tooth, said teeth being arranged to engage the work I diametrically. v

6. A tong having a handle, a long jaw pivotally connected to said handle, and a short jaw pivotally'and slidably connected 'to said handle, said jaws being pivotally connected together at a point to the rear of their ing a concave inner surface adjacent its forward end, said short jaw having a concave forward end, said long jaw having a transversely elongated inner tooth adj acent its forward end, said short jaw having a transversely elongated tooth intermediate the extremities of its forward end.

7. A tong having a handle, a long'jaw piv otally connected to said handle, a short jaw pivotally and slidably connected to said handle, said jaws being pivotally connected together at a point to the rear of their connection to said handle, said long jaw having a concaveinner surface adjacent its forward end, said short jaw having a concave forward end, said long jaw having a transversely elongated inner tooth adjacent its forward end, said short jaw having a transversely elongated tooth intermediate the extremities of its forward end, and yieldable means to u r ge said jaws together.

8. A tong having a handle, a long jaw piv V otally connected to said handle, a shortjaw pivotally and slidably connected to said handle, said jaws beingpivotally connected together at a point to the rear of their connection to said handle, said long jaw having a 

